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PA G E 3
Enrollment Increase Reported
by Honors Program
Budd Award Presented
to Dental School Employee
PA G E 4
Thalhimer Scholar
PA G E 5
Research@vCU
Bladder Treatment IPage 5
PA G E 6
Bebe Miller to Give
Dance Perfonnance
Theatre VCU to OfTer
'Playing for Time'
PA G E 7
McCarthy Takes Over Reins
of Men's Basketball
Service Awards Gala
M';'EIU'Ol'U, REGINhl.D V
' ... m,.c'."" UniverCity NeWS~3:[~, .. ,
Scientists to Develop
Medications to Curb Abuse
Project Earns Contract
from Nationallnstitute
on Drug Abuse
Alternative Treatment
for Bladder Cancer
Saves Bladder
Offers Patients Chance
for Normnl Lives
Gnots Ie Date
$49,403,305
_ .... _8VCU __
_lIstot _ 21 st Century News Center Launched
Program to Provide Multiple Media Training
As technology tools redefine
how the news industry functions,
Virginia Commonwealth Universi­ty
on Nov. 6 launched phase One
of its 21st Century News Center.
With a cuniculum developed by its
mation increasingly is gathered,
prepared and distributed in ways
unimagined only a few years ago.
"A hallmark ofVCU is creat­ing
learning environments that
offer real-world experience, while
helping students
"Professional journalists and stu­dents
in the master's program will
learn multiple media skills as they
use and test the newest informa­tion
technology tools."
develop an array of
skills for life after the
university," VCU
President Eugene P.
Trani said. "Alliances
that link the profes­sions
with higher
education create
unique programs
executive board, the center will
be an information technology
research and development site.
The center will prepare jour­nalists
for work in the multiple
. media era at a time when infor-that
assure that students receive
the kind of training they need for
the future."
"Most communications com­panies
now own rt:1ore than one
medium, and the implications of
The 21,t Century Nero. Center is housed in facilities on
the first floor of the T. Edward Temple Building.
students in the
master's pro­gram
will learn
multiple media
skills as they
use aud test the
newest infor­mation
tech­nology
tools ,"
Dodd said.
"Infrared,
radiofrequency
and CAT 5
cable technolo­gies
will be
highlighted in
Phase One."
that are now affecting everyone's
role on the job," said Joyce Wise
Dodd, the center's executive direc­tor.
Dodd is a veteran journalist
and educator.
"Professional journalists and
Featuring
roundtables and workshops, the
center's curriculum will focus on
building multiple media skills and
critical analysis of communications,
integrating law and ethics into all
See CENTER page 2
VCU Promotes Health
in Carver Community
by Erin Lucero
University· News Servle-e$ APartnershiP between the
Carver community and
Virginia Commonwealth
University has resulted in bet­ter
access to health carefor Carv­er
Elementary School students
and has provided vell students
¢xp¢rienc(\ in providing com­mrulity-
baseci care.
A three-year, $199,291 ~
from the jessie Ball duPont
Barba .... H. v.u...,
" Selwol ofNure­lng
pdlalri<
"" .. praotili_
or, worl:e with
]uMh H. wan:.,.,
"C_Eleme ....
lory .,udmt. Tho --bkncing ...... r-Ic jIoOJ>
_t ..... t""t~1ril­ilnn
with aotluM
UN, to 1INtattire
h""" ... ..,/ .. "r tMy co .. e:dwle.
Fund has
allowed the
university to
establish the
PrQmoting
Health Pro­ject.
VCU's
Nursing and
Social Work
Schools, in
conjunction
with the De­partmen!
of
Psychology,
are using the funds to develop a
community outreach program
that aims to improve the. health
and well-being of Carver-area
residents. It is the newest com­ponent
of the Carver-VCU Part­nership
deSigned to support
Carver residents in revitalizi'(lg
their inner,city community.
"The Promoting Health
Project ultimately will enhance
the health services available to
both children and adults," said
JoAnne Henry, project,director
and director ofVeU's Commu­nity
Nursing Organization.
"School administrators tell
us Carver residents often use
Carver EI~(Ilentary as their first
resource ror health care. Chil­dren
visit the nurse for evalua­tion
of dog bites, burns and
sprains as well as iJlQeSS. Until
now, community needs have out"
stripped the existing health and
social service resources of the
school."
African-American Studies
Director Finds Support
Base across Community
by Kyra Scarton Newman
University News Se rvices & an undergraduate, Njeri Jackson took
every course she could find in the distinct
ew field of ethnic studies - in addition to
taking courses in her political science major.
So when the opportunity arose three decades
later for the political scientist to head the African­American
Studies Program at Virginia Common­wealth
University, she found a way to give back.
Praising support from both within and beyond
campus boundaries, Jackson has directed the inter­disciplinary
program in the College of Humanities
and Sciences since July. An important ingredient
in her leadership is maintaining her own active
research and teaching responsibilities, which
include a January target for completing her latest
See JACKSON page 2

PA G E 3
Enrollment Increase Reported
by Honors Program
Budd Award Presented
to Dental School Employee
PA G E 4
Thalhimer Scholar
PA G E 5
Research@vCU
Bladder Treatment IPage 5
PA G E 6
Bebe Miller to Give
Dance Perfonnance
Theatre VCU to OfTer
'Playing for Time'
PA G E 7
McCarthy Takes Over Reins
of Men's Basketball
Service Awards Gala
M';'EIU'Ol'U, REGINhl.D V
' ... m,.c'."" UniverCity NeWS~3:[~, .. ,
Scientists to Develop
Medications to Curb Abuse
Project Earns Contract
from Nationallnstitute
on Drug Abuse
Alternative Treatment
for Bladder Cancer
Saves Bladder
Offers Patients Chance
for Normnl Lives
Gnots Ie Date
$49,403,305
_ .... _8VCU __
_lIstot _ 21 st Century News Center Launched
Program to Provide Multiple Media Training
As technology tools redefine
how the news industry functions,
Virginia Commonwealth Universi­ty
on Nov. 6 launched phase One
of its 21st Century News Center.
With a cuniculum developed by its
mation increasingly is gathered,
prepared and distributed in ways
unimagined only a few years ago.
"A hallmark ofVCU is creat­ing
learning environments that
offer real-world experience, while
helping students
"Professional journalists and stu­dents
in the master's program will
learn multiple media skills as they
use and test the newest informa­tion
technology tools."
develop an array of
skills for life after the
university" VCU
President Eugene P.
Trani said. "Alliances
that link the profes­sions
with higher
education create
unique programs
executive board, the center will
be an information technology
research and development site.
The center will prepare jour­nalists
for work in the multiple
. media era at a time when infor-that
assure that students receive
the kind of training they need for
the future."
"Most communications com­panies
now own rt:1ore than one
medium, and the implications of
The 21,t Century Nero. Center is housed in facilities on
the first floor of the T. Edward Temple Building.
students in the
master's pro­gram
will learn
multiple media
skills as they
use aud test the
newest infor­mation
tech­nology
tools "
Dodd said.
"Infrared,
radiofrequency
and CAT 5
cable technolo­gies
will be
highlighted in
Phase One."
that are now affecting everyone's
role on the job" said Joyce Wise
Dodd, the center's executive direc­tor.
Dodd is a veteran journalist
and educator.
"Professional journalists and
Featuring
roundtables and workshops, the
center's curriculum will focus on
building multiple media skills and
critical analysis of communications,
integrating law and ethics into all
See CENTER page 2
VCU Promotes Health
in Carver Community
by Erin Lucero
University· News Servle-e$ APartnershiP between the
Carver community and
Virginia Commonwealth
University has resulted in bet­ter
access to health carefor Carv­er
Elementary School students
and has provided vell students
¢xp¢rienc(\ in providing com­mrulity-
baseci care.
A three-year, $199,291 ~
from the jessie Ball duPont
Barba .... H. v.u...,
" Selwol ofNure­lng
pdlalri<
"" .. praotili_
or, worl:e with
]uMh H. wan:.,.,
"C_Eleme ....
lory .,udmt. Tho --bkncing ...... r-Ic jIoOJ>
_t ..... t""t~1ril­ilnn
with aotluM
UN, to 1INtattire
h""" ... ..,/ .. "r tMy co .. e:dwle.
Fund has
allowed the
university to
establish the
PrQmoting
Health Pro­ject.
VCU's
Nursing and
Social Work
Schools, in
conjunction
with the De­partmen!
of
Psychology,
are using the funds to develop a
community outreach program
that aims to improve the. health
and well-being of Carver-area
residents. It is the newest com­ponent
of the Carver-VCU Part­nership
deSigned to support
Carver residents in revitalizi'(lg
their inner,city community.
"The Promoting Health
Project ultimately will enhance
the health services available to
both children and adults" said
JoAnne Henry, project,director
and director ofVeU's Commu­nity
Nursing Organization.
"School administrators tell
us Carver residents often use
Carver EI~(Ilentary as their first
resource ror health care. Chil­dren
visit the nurse for evalua­tion
of dog bites, burns and
sprains as well as iJlQeSS. Until
now, community needs have out"
stripped the existing health and
social service resources of the
school."
African-American Studies
Director Finds Support
Base across Community
by Kyra Scarton Newman
University News Se rvices & an undergraduate, Njeri Jackson took
every course she could find in the distinct
ew field of ethnic studies - in addition to
taking courses in her political science major.
So when the opportunity arose three decades
later for the political scientist to head the African­American
Studies Program at Virginia Common­wealth
University, she found a way to give back.
Praising support from both within and beyond
campus boundaries, Jackson has directed the inter­disciplinary
program in the College of Humanities
and Sciences since July. An important ingredient
in her leadership is maintaining her own active
research and teaching responsibilities, which
include a January target for completing her latest
See JACKSON page 2